Certified Nurse Aide (CNA) or Nurse Aide Assistants

We are currently seeking full time CNA's  and Nurse Aides for our skilled nursing portion of our community.

NEWLY INCREASED 2ND SHIFT AND WEEKEND INCENTIVE. SIGN ON BONUS!!! OVERTIME AVAILABLE!!! EXCELLENT PTO AND BENEFIT PACKAGE!!! GREAT STAFF TO RESIDENT RATIO!!

ALL SHIFTS AVAILABLE!! Sign on bonus available for full time 2nd shift position!!!

• Also available is our Weekend Warrior Shift Friday, Sat, Sun or Sat, Sun and Monday 12 hour shifts!!! Must be dependable and reliable to be considered for the weekend position!!!

Responsibilities:

• Identify residents before providing care, serving meals, etc., as necessary.
• On a daily basis, review and follow ADL care plan directives as written prior to performing care to determine if changes have been made. Address questions with Team Leader and/or RN Supervisor.
• Provide care efficiently and as required in the residents’ ADL care plan, including, but not limited to:
• Bed mobility/transfers/repositioning
• Bathing
• Dressing
• Grooming, including shaving male residents and keeping hair on female residents clean shaven (i.e., facial hair, under arms, legs, etc.) as instructed.
• Nail care
• Eating
• Toileting and incontinence care (perineal care, catheter, skin integrity)
• Hearing aids/glasses/dentures/mouth care
• Transport residents to and from appointments/activities
• Ensure that all nursing care is provided in privacy.
• Prepare residents for meals (i.e., take to bathroom, wash hands, comb hair, ensure dentures are in place if applicable, raise bed, position tables, place garment protectors, take to/from dining room). Serve food trays and set up trays.
• Record the resident’s food/fluid intake. Report changes in the resident’s eating habits.
• Serve between meal and bedtime snacks. Distribute hydration as required or directed.
• Keep residents dry (i.e., change gown, clothing, linen, etc., when wet or soiled).
• Change bed linens. Keep linens tight to avoid wrinkles forming under the resident.
• Make beds (occupied and unoccupied).
• Position residents per care plan. Turn bedfast residents at least every two (2) hours as care planned.
• Check and report bowel movements and character of stools as instructed.
• Assist residents to walk with or without self-help devices as care planned.
• Perform restorative procedures as care planned. Document as required.
• Provide daily Range of Motion exercises.
• Answer resident calls promptly.
• Conduct rounds as required. Ensure that residents who are unable to call for help are checked frequently.
• Assist residents in preparing for activity and social programs (i.e., church services, parties, visitors, etc.).
• Assist with the care of and provide comfort to the dying resident. Provide post-mortem care as instructed.
• Treat all residents fairly and with kindness. Provide care and services in a manner which is respectful of residents’ rights and dignity and which allows residents the right to choose, including the right to refuse care/treatment.
• Maintain the confidentiality of all resident and facility information and comply with applicable laws related to confidentiality (HIPAA).
• Participate in and receive the nursing report upon reporting for and before leaving duty.
• Able to effectively communicate with and use appropriate interventions when providing care for residents with behavioral health issues including dementia. Review care plan interventions for mood, well-being, behavior, and activity needs.
• Report all accidents, incidents, changes in the resident’s condition, and complaints/concerns and grievances made by the residents to the Team Leader/RN Supervisor.
• Report all allegations of resident abuse, neglect and/or misappropriation of property.
• Complete required documentation once care/treatment/restorative program is provided. Record all documentation timely and accurately as assigned, legibly and accurately.

Requirements

• Must possess, as a minimum, a high school diploma or equivalent.
• Must have completed a nurse aide training program approved by the Pennsylvania Department of Education in order to be eligible for testing or must be currently enrolled with the Pennsylvania Department of Health as an eligible nurse aide. If not certified at the time of hire, must complete this process within 120 days of employment.
• Must not have any substantiated findings of abuse, neglect, or misappropriation of property on record with the PA Nurse Aide Registry.
• Able to deal tactfully with personnel, residents, family members, visitors, government agencies/personnel, and the general public.
• Must be able to relate information concerning a resident's condition.
• Must be able to move intermittently throughout the workday.
• Must be able to lift, push, pull, and move a minimum of 25 pounds.